Align
Build Teams that win
About the Program
High-performing teams don’t happen by chance; they are built with intention. ALIGN is a comprehensive, results-driven team performance program designed to accelerate and improve team performance. Using a data-driven approach, ALIGN helps teams to identify those areas impeding team performance, and attack each in a systematic way that creates team traction and forward momentum. This program helps teams to quickly build trust, improve communication, accelerate decision making, and take decisive action that drives performance. Over nine months, teams engage in a structured process that integrates team assessments, workshops, leadership coaching, and peer driven accountability to create long term, measurable success.
Key Components of ALIGN
- Team Assessment – The ALIGN assessment combines behavioral data with team feedback from the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for growth, creating a baseline from which to measure growth.
- Goal Alignment – A 90-minute strategy session with the team leader to review assessment results and prioritize growth areas that will enhance team effectiveness and execution.
- Team Workshops – Targeted, high-impact sessions designed around strategic alignment, trust, communication, accountability, and decision-making, giving teams practical tools to strengthen performance.
- Leadership Coaching – One-on-one coaching for the team leader to reinforce key principles, inspire action, and drive long-term behavior change.
- Commit to Action – Structured team discussions that translate learnings into behavioral change, integrate changes into dayto-
day team functionality, and create goals and actions that drive higher levels of team performance. - Measuring Growth – At program completion, teams reassess functionality, track impact, and measure growth in key performance areas.
The Team Journey | Phases
Phase 1:
30 Days
Gather Team Data
- Captures data that helps to identify team strengths and opportunities for growth.
- Leader and team debriefs share results and agree upon target areas of development.
Phase 2:
60 Days
Creative Team Awareness
- TEAM WORKSHOP:
- PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE – The Foundation | Core Focus: Awareness of individual needs,strengths, and opportunities to build highly-productive relationships. Identify team strengths and gaps
- COLLABORATION: LeadShift Coach and Team Leader strategize to define goal and create areas of focus
- TEAM ACTION: Team meets to create action and forward movement
- INTEGRATION: Team works together to integrate new strategies and tactics to improve relationships andaddress team gaps
Phase 3:
60 Days
Build Trust & Manage Conflict
- TEAM WORKSHOP:
- TRUST – The Bedrock | Core Focus: Breaking down walls and building genuine trust through vulnerability
- HEALTHY CONFLICT – The Game Changer | Core Focus: Transforming conflict from a liability into an asset.
- COLLABORATION: LeadShift Coach and Team Leader strategize to create focus
- TEAM ACTION: Team meets to put learnings into action
- INTEGRATION: Team works together to integrate new strategies and tactics.
Phase 4:
60 Days
Gain Commitment - Create Accountability
- TEAM WORKSHOP:
- COMMITMENT – From Discussion to Action | Core Focus: Moving from endless debate to clear decisions
- ACCOUNTABILITY – Raising the Bar | Core Focus: Creating a culture of peer-to-peer accountability
- COLLABORATION: LeadShift Coach and Team Leader strategize to create focus
- TEAM ACTION: Team meets to put learnings into action
- INTEGRATION: Team works together to integrate new strategies and tactics.
Phase 5:
45 Days
Drive Team Results
- TEAM WORKSHOP:
- RESULTS – The Ultimate Measure | Core Focus: Transforming team goals from concepts into reality
- COLLABORATION: LeadShift Coach and Team Leader strategize to create focus
- TEAM ACTION: Team meets to put learnings into action
- INTEGRATION: Team works together to integrate new strategies and tactics.
Phase 6:
30 Days
Reassess and measure growth
- Provides updated team function data that shows overall growth and key areas of improvement.
- Results are presented to the team for observations and feedback.
Who Should Participate?
ALIGN is designed for any team whose performance is key to your success.
This program is particularly valuable for:
- Teams responsible for executing strategic initiatives and driving business results.
- Fast-growing teams managing complexity, scale, and change.
- Newly formed teams that need to build cohesion and accelerate momentum.
- Project teams with high expectations working under tight deadlines.
- Teams facing operational challenges around trust, alignment, or accountability.
If your team is experiencing friction, struggling with execution, or aiming to optimize performance, ALIGN provides the structure, tools, and coaching needed to create lasting transformation.
How Your Team Will Benefit
ALIGN tackles the core obstacles that hinder team performance and delivers practical strategies that:
- Reduce Friction Through Strategic ALIGNMENT
- Improve ENGAGEMENT Through Better Communication and Collaboration
- Accelerate Decisions and Action by Building Higher Levels of TRUST
- Drive ACCOUNTABILITY – Empower team members to take ownership of results.
- Build RESILIENCE and agility to navigate business challenges and lead change.
ALIGN is not just about short-term improvements, it equips your team with the mindset, skills, and behaviors to sustain long-term success.
How We Measure Results
ALIGN is built for accountability and impact, ensuring measurable outcomes throughout the program.
Pre & Post Assessments
The ALIGN Team Assessment establishes a baseline in five key areas of team functionality, tracking measurable improvement.
Performance Metrics
The team leader and LeadShift define clear program goals and track progress throughout the engagement.
Action Planning & Checkpoints
Teams establish key actions to create accountability and ensure follow-through.
Leader & Team Feedback
Regular pulse checks and debriefs assess program effectiveness and guide adjustments for maximum impact.
Next Steps:
Is your team ready to operate at its full potential?
Contact us today to discuss how ALIGN can help your organization build stronger, high-performing teams that drive measurable results.
About the ALIGN Delivery Team
Steve Cundall
Founder
Steve is an experienced leader and entrepreneur, dedicated to helping leaders build the organizations they envision.
Steve and the LeadShift team bring experience, expertise, and passion to organizations and leaders who believe that connected and engaged people give you more.
Josh Wells
Team Practice Lead and Partner
Josh is a leadership strategist dedicated to building resilient, high-performing teams. As a Partner at LeadShift, he leverages deep expertise in team dynamics and leadership development to drive collaboration, innovation, and longterm success.
Celia Chase
Executive Coach and Partner
Celia is an executive coach and strategist passionate about helping leaders navigate change and drive growth. As a Partner at LeadShift, she specializes in leadership development, communication, and strategic execution, empowering executives and teams to perform at their best.